Clark, John C. of Farmer City, buried at Randolph on Monday
of last week, was the strongest man in Fremont County. John Clark,
one of the oldest residents of this vicinity died on Saturday morning of
last week at his home east of Tabor, after a brief illness. Mr. Clark
had not been in good health for several years. On Friday he and his
family drove to town to do some trading. Upon their return home,
they were just entering the gateway of their yard when Mr. Clark suddenly
dropped the lines and fell from the sled. Medical assistance was
summoned at once, but death was at hand, and he died early Saturday morning
without regaining consciousness. Cause of death was apoplexy.
Funeral occurred Monday afternoon from the Congregational Church, being
in charge of John Allen Post GAR, and the remains were laid to rest in
Tabor Cemetery. John Clark was born at Medina OH, 1 Sep 1838.
He was the youngest of 7 children, of whom 3 sisters and 1 brother are
still living. He came to Tabor in 1857, and at the beginning of the
war, enlisted in the 15th Iowa Regiment. He was married 27 Sep 1876
to Miss Hinton of OH. To this union 3 children were born, two of
whom are living. Tabor Beacon - 21 Jan 1898 (Randolph Cemetery, John (G) Clark d. 9 Jan 1898 aged 47
years 7 months 20 days)

Stanley, Thomas, died last Sunday evening. He had been
confined to his bed but a short time. He was buried in the Bobbitt
Cemetery Monday. He leaves a wife and 5 small children. Tabor Beacon
- 21 Jan 1898

Wright, Lewis. "Uncle Lewis" Wright, an old and respected
citizen of Tabor, died Wednesday evening. Mr. Wright had been afflicted
with a chronic trouble for a number of years, being confined to the house
most of the time and his death was not unexpected. Short services
were held at the home on south Main Street this (Thursday) afternoon, and
interment was made in the Christian Church Cemetery at Pleasant Hill, 4
miles NW of Tabor. Mr. Wright was in his 79th year, and leaves an
aged wife to mourn his death. Tabor Beacon - 4 Feb 1898

Good, Aaron, a former resident of Sidney, died at his home near
Clarinda, Tuesday 1 Feb 1898 of Brights Disease. Tabor Beacon - 4
Feb 1898

Rockwell, A. S., died 1 Feb 1898 at his residence in Sidney.
He was sick about 3 weeks with typhoid fever. About 7 weeks ago,
Mrs. Rockwell died from the same cause. Mr. Rockwell was one of Sidney's
oldest business men, having been associated with A. B. Cantwell in the
livery business for about 20 years. He leaves 2 grown sons, A. W.
of Omaha, and E. H. of Chicago. At this writing we are unable to
learn what arrangements have been made regarding the funeral. Tabor Beacon
- 4 Feb 1898 (Sidney Cemetery, Alva S. Rockwell, b. 30 Oct 1845 d.
1 Feb 1898.

Duncan, A. N., died Sunday 6 Feb 1898 at the home of R. E. Scott
in the north part of Sidney. age (illegible). Funeral services were held
Monday at the house, conducted by Rev. Whittiker of the Christian Church,
after which the remains were laid to rest in the Sidney Cemetery.
Tabor Beacon - 11 Feb 1898

Barnard, Henry, died Sunday 27 Feb 1898 at his home 1/2 miles
north of Sidney of Bright's disease, age 41 years. Funeral was held
Monday from the M. E. Church. Rev. Dickinson conducting the services,
after which the remains were laid to rest in the Sidney Cemetery.
Deceased was a member of the Modern Woodmen and Patriots of Am. Lodges,
which orders had charge of the funeral. His wife and 6 children survive.
Tabor Beacon - 4 Mar 1898

Copeland, Uncle "John's" funeral
occurred on last Monday at 11
A.M. at the Baptist Church (Percival). Mr. Copeland was one of the
pioneers of this place, being at the time of his death 77 years 5
days old. Tabor Beacon - 4 Mar 1898 (Grandview Cemetery John Copeland
b. 21 Feb 1821 d. 26 Feb 1898)

Wilson. The 11 month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson,
who lives on the H. H. Laird farm about 6 miles SE of town, died last Saturday
after a brief illness with pneumonia and was buried Sunday afternoon in
the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Tabor Beacon - 11 Mar 1898

Patton, Mrs. Chas. died at her home 2 1/2 miles NE of Percival.
She leaves a husband and 3 small children. Funeral services under
the auspices of K. P. Lodge of Thurman, of which Mr. Patton was an honorary
member. Tabor Beacon - 11 Mar 1898 (Thurman Cemetery, Agnes L wife of Charles A. b. 17 Jul 1872 d. 8 Mar 1898)

Keeler, Riley - one of the oldest residents and a leading businessman
died on Sunday at his home in Sidney of pneumonia, after an illness of
but one week. Tabor Beacon - 25 Mar 1898

Day, Mrs. J. G. Word was received in Tabor last Sunday
of the death of Mrs. Day at her home in Des Moines. The deceased
was well known to a number of older residents of Fremont Co. having lived
in Sidney for a number of years, and her children are all graduates of
Tabor College. She died at the family home on 9th St. early Sunday morning
after an illness of 2 or 3 weeks. Mrs. Day's maiden name was Minerva
C. Manley and she was born in Columbiana Co. OH on 3 Apr 1836.
She lived in Alleghany City PA a number of years. Her marriage to
James G. Day, a young lawyer, took place at Stubenville OH, 1 Dec 1857.
She is survived by her husband and the following children: Curtis L. and
George A. of Omaha; Mrs. Mary D. Edgar, Minneapolis; Chas. N. of Sioux
Falls SD; Harry B. of Hampton IA; Dr. Ed S., Earlham IA; James G. Jr. at
home. Another son John M. died at the age of 6 months in Sep 1878.
When first married, Mr. and Mrs. Day lived in Afton IA. They moved
to Sidney in 1860 and removed to Des Moines in June 1884. Tabor Beacon
- 25 Mar 1898

Frazier, George, s / o W. T. Frazier of Sidney, died last Thursday.
Deceased will be remembered by many of the older residents of Sidney.
He died at Otway OH. Tabor Beacon - 1 Apr 1898

McPherron, Mrs. H. M., died at Redlands CA, 23 Mar 1898 of heart
failure. She was the beloved wife of Prof. A. S. McPherron, formerly
of Tabor and long connected with the College as professors, Mrs. McPherron
being lady principal for some years. Hannay Maria was the d / o Origin
and Hannah Cumings. She was born in Amherst, Lorain Co OH on 1 Jun
1841, and removed to Tabor with her parents May 1853. She was educated
at Tabor, first in the Tabor Institute, afterward in the College, graduating
in 1870. The greater part of her life was spent in teaching.
On 5 Sep 1862, she was married to Alonzo M. Gaston, who died in the hospital
in Memphis TN in Apr 1863. She married Prof. A. S. McPherron July
1870. They removed to Albuquerque NM Aug 1881, and later removed
to CA. Tabor Beacon - 8 Apr 1898

Miller, John. A farmer whose home is near Thurman, died
at the State Hotel in Omaha. Last Friday night, the gas in his room
was turned on accidentally and he was almost asphyxiated when the
escaping gas was discovered. His lungs were so badly affected by
the gas that pneumonia set in and caused his death. J. W. Holloway
of McPaul removed the remains of Miller to Thurman for interment.
Tabor Beacon - 8 Apr 1898

Asman, John. The announcement Tuesday evening of the death
of Mr. John Asman was a shock to the entire community. His death
was caused by apoplexy. Mr. Asman was one of Tabor's oldest settlers
and most respected citizens. He was of English parentage, having
been born in Lincolnshire England, 19 Aug 1824, and was therefore in his
74th year at the time of his death. Mr. Asman came to the US in 1851
and located in Fremont Co in 1856. He enlisted in the 29th Iowa Infantry
29 Apr 1862 and served until the war closed. Funeral will be held
at the home at 10 o'clock Friday, conducted by Dr. Askin and attended by
members of the John Allen Post No. 263 GAR, of which organization he was
an honored member. Remains will be laid to rest in Tabor Cemetery.
Tabor Beacon - 8 Apr 1898 (Tabor Cemetery, John Asman b. 19 Aug 1827
d. 5 Apr 1898 CWV - GAR)

Day, Judge James G., one of the most prominent citizens of Des
Moines, died Sunday afternoon between 1 and 2 o'clock at his residence,
1305 9th St. One son, George was graduated from Tabor College and
married Sarah Brown. Daughter, Mary, who is the only daughter is
also a graduate of Tabor College and the wife of Emond B. Edgar.
Son Chas. M. also a graduate of Tabor College is a young man of a high
order of literary ability and editor of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
After leaving Afton, Judge Day sometime in the later 70's located in Tabor
in Fremont County. It was while at Tabor that Judge Day became interested
in a youth whom he first discovered herding sheep, found and developed
Fred Lehman, whose fame as a scholar and able lawyer afterward became as
wide as the boundaries of the state, and who has been for 4 or 5 years engaged
in the practice of law in St. Louis. Tabor Beacon - 6 May 1898

Mickey, Mrs., who died the first of the week at the age of 70
years and 6 months was buried Wednesday in the Bobbitt Cemetery, the funeral
services being conducted at the M. E. Church by Rev. Boyd (Percival).
She leaves a husband and son. Tabor Beacon - 13 May 1898

Caples, Dr. H. B. Our Percival letter which was received
too late for this issue, contains the news of the suicide of H. G. Caples,
a prominent physician of that place, last Saturday. From the particulars
given in the letter, it seems that Dr. Caples had been drinking heavily
of late, and that while under the influence of liquor, took an overdose
of morphine, but whether the drug was taken with suicidal intent is not
known. He leaves a wife and 7 children. Funeral was held Monday,
conducted by Rev. Simons of Hamburg, after which the remains were shipped
to Savannah MO, his old home for interment. Tabor Beacon - 27 May 1898

Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth B., or "Grandma" Johnson as she was
lovingly called, passed quietly and peacefully away at the home of her
daughter Mrs. C. J. Piper on Sunday afternoon, 29 May 1898, in her 89th
year, after a gradual decline covering a period of more than a year.
Funeral was held Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs. Piper, conducted by
Rev. Dr. Askin, and many of her friends followed her to the grave, among
them being a large number of old ladies, special friends, whom she requested
should do so. Grandma Johnson came to Tabor in the year 1860, and
from that time until very recently, was one of the most active workers
in the church and parish. Tabor Beacon - 3 Jun 1898 (Tabor
Cemetery, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Johnson d. 29 May 1898, age 89 years 2 months
18 days)

Asman, _____. A most distressing accident occurred at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dutch Asman, 2 miles east of town, this Thursday
morning, resulting in the death of their 3 year old girl. The child
had been missed and after an extended search, her lifeless body was found
in the large tank used for watering stock. It is supposed that she
accidentally fell into the tank and was drowned before assistance could
reach her. funeral held at the Congregational Church Friday and remains
laid to rest in Tabor Cemetery. Tabor Beacon - 8 Jul 1898 (Tabor Cemetery,
Elizabeth Asman 1895 - 1898)

Estes, Wilber, the 11 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Estes
died 1 Jul 1898. Funeral was preached by Rev. C. C. Rowley and the
remains were laid to rest in the Sidney Cemetery. Tabor Beacon -
8 Jul 1898

Towles, A. C., who, with his family, has been living in the
Wildwood district, 3 miles SW of town for a number of years, running a
portable engine with which he did threshing in the summer and sawed lumber
in the winter, met with an accident near Bartlett last Friday, which resulted
in his death. It seems that he was ascending a steep incline with
his engine and pulling a separator, when the chain which connected the
two broke, letting the separator run back to the foot of the hill.
The engine was suddenly reversed and this with the release from the strain
of pulling the separator, caused the governor belt to fly off. Mr.
Towles was crushed between the engine and a tree in such a manner that
it was necessary to amputate one of his legs that afternoon. The
man died the next morning (13 Aug 1898). It was a sad accident, when
it is known that in all probability had the man been sober, the accident
would never have happened. Tabor Beacon - 19 Aug 1898

Latoret, Jonathan, one of the older residents, died Saturday
morning after a protracted illness of many months. He was born in
Wayne Co PA, 19 Mar 1833, and accordingly was over 65 years of age at his
death. He was married 15 Oct 1858 to Catherine M. Wardwell.
There were born to them five children, 3 sons, George, Benjamin and John,
and 2 daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. George died 23 Jan 1890.
The family moved to Tabor in 1864 and have been well known citizens since
that time. Mrs. Catherine Latoret died 2 Feb 1891, and Mr. Latoret
married Miss Alma A. Hall in Mar 1893. Tabor Beacon - 21 Oct 1898....Card
of thanks signed by Alma A. Latoret, Mrs. L. Bently and Mrs. Mary White.

Anderson, Major A. R., formerly Congressman from the 8th Iowa
District and for many years a resident of Sidney, died last Thursday at
his home in Hot Springs SD from the affects of blood poisoning, contracted
while at the Grand Army encampment at Cincinnati. Tabor Beacon -
25 Nov 1898.

Wakefield, Addie was born 12 Sep 1874 at Newton, Jasper Co,
IL. Her mother died when she was but three years old and her home
was with her grandmother and uncle. She joined the Methodist Church
in Newton in 1886. She came to IA in March 1893 to keep house for
her uncle, with whom she has made her home since, at Imogene and Tabor.
During that time, she attended school at Shenandoah WNC and at Tabor College.
On 3 Nov, she was stricken with typhoid fever, and in the early morning
of 25 Nov, God called her home. A short service conducted by Dr.
Askin was held at the home on Saturday and she was laid to rest in the
Tabor Cemetery. A father, stepmother, 4 brothers, 2 sisters and her
uncle with whom she lived, and other relatives mourn her departure.
Tabor Beacon - 2 Dec 1898